2015 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 2015 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Klieman. The team, which played its 23rd season in the Fargodome, entered the season as the four-time defending national champions. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) since the 2008 season.

2015 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I FCS national champion
MVFC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
2015 record13–2 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Polasek (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Entz (2nd season)
Home stadiumFargodome
(Capacity: 19,000)
2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State +^  7 –1     13 –2  
No. 5 Illinois State +^  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^  5 –3     9 –5  
No. 15 South Dakota State ^  5 –3     8 –4  
Western Illinois ^  5 –3     7 –6  
Indiana State  3 –5     5 –6  
Youngstown State  3 –5     5 –6  
South Dakota  3 –5     5 –6  
Southern Illinois  2 –6     3 –8  
Missouri State  0 –8     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The Bison went 13–2 on the season, won their fifth straight MVFC title, and their fifth consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championship, becoming the first-ever NCAA football team to win five straight championships at any level. Yale won six straight college football national championships from 1879 to 1884, before the NCAA was formed.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 292:30 pmat No. 13 Montana*No. 1
ESPNL 35–3826,472 (R)[1]
September 122:30 pmWeber State*No. 2
NBC ND/ESPN3W 41–1418,801[2]
September 192:30 pmNorth Dakota*No. 4
NBC ND/ESPN3W 34–919,044[3]
October 36:00 pmat No. 5 South Dakota StateNo. 3
Midco/NBC ND/ESPN3W 28–717,348 (R) [4]
October 106:00 pmNo. 10 Northern IowaNo. 3
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN3W 31–2818,954
October 172:30 pmSouth DakotaNo. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
Midco/NBC ND/ESPN3L 21–2418,420
October 2412:00 pmat No. 18 Indiana StateNo. 8
MVC TV/ESPN3W 28–146,524
October 312:00 pmat Southern IllinoisNo. 7
NBC ND/ESPN3W 35–296,508
November 72:30 pmWestern IllinoisNo. 6
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
NBC ND/ESPN3W 59–718,251
November 141:00 pmat No. 20 Youngstown StateNo. 2
NBC ND/ESPN3W 27–2411,309
November 212:00 pmMissouri StateNo. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN3W 55–018,624
December 52:30 pmNo. 16 Montana*No. 2
ESPN3W 37–618,232
December 1211:00 amNo. 15 Northern Iowa*No. 2
ESPN2W 23–1318,041
December 187:00 pmNo. 12 Richmond*No. 2
ESPN2W 33–718,105
January 9, 201611:00 amvs. No. 1 Jacksonville State*No. 2
ESPN2W 37–1021,836
  • Source: (R) indicates record attendance.

Roster
2015 North Dakota State Bison Football

Quarterback

  •  5 Michael Veldman - Freshman
  •  7 Cole Davis - Sophomore
  • 11 Carson Wentz - Senior
  • 12 Easton Stick - Freshman
  • 17 James Hendricks - Freshman *

Tailback

  •  8 Darius Anderson - Senior (+WR)
  • 10 Lance Dunn - Freshman
  • 22 King Frazier - Junior
  • 24 Demaris Purifoy - Freshman *
  • 25 Chase Morlock - Junior
  • 37 Garrett Malstrom - Freshman
  • 42 Bruce Anderson - Freshman *

Fullback

  • 30 Jedre Cyr - Senior
  • 34 Brock Robbins - Freshman *
  • 40 Dan Sargeant - Sophomore
  • 46 Andrew Bonnet - Senior (+TE)

Wide Receiver

  •  4 Dimitri Williams - Freshman *
  •  9 Colter Pritchard - Sophomore
  • 13 Eric Perkins - Junior
  • 15 Daniel Polanski - Sophomore
  • 16 RJ Urzendowski - Sophomore
  • 18 Khayvon Hawkins - Freshman
  • 20 Darrius Shepherd - Freshman
  • 33 Marquise Bridges - Freshman *
  • 80 Nate Moody - Senior
  • 81 Isaiah Frandsen - Sophomore
  • 82 Zach Vraa - Senior
  • 83 Dallas Freeman - Freshman

Tight End

  • 39 Ben Ellefson - Freshman *
  • 49 Matt Anderson - Freshman *
  • 85 Nate Jenson - Freshman
  • 86 Jeff Illies - Sophomore
  • 87 Connor Wentz - Sophomore
  • 88 Luke Albers - Senior
  • 89 Isaac Lashua - Freshman
  

Offensive Lineman

  • 53 Max Haskins - OL - Freshman
  • 54 Jeremy Kelly - OG - Senior
  • 58 Andrew Trzebiatowski - OT - Freshman
  • 59 Joe Haeg - OT - Senior
  • 60 Max Polson - C - Sophomore
  • 64 Colin Conner - OT - Freshman
  • 65 Jack Albrecht - OG - Freshman *
  • 66 Zack Johnson - OG - Junior
  • 67 Brock Russell - OG - Senior
  • 68 Zack Johnson - OT - Freshman *
  • 70 Jack Plankers - OT - Junior
  • 71 Luke Bacon - OT - Freshman
  • 72 Erik Olson - OT - Sophomore
  • 73 Zack Ziemer - OG - Sophomore
  • 74 Tanner Volson - OG - Freshman
  • 75 Austin Kuhnert - C - Sophomore
  • 76 Trent Mooney - OG - Freshman *
  • 77 Christian Triplett - C - Freshman
  • 78 Landon Lechler - OT - Junior

Defensive Tackle

  • 57 Bryan Carlton - Freshman *
  • 61 Brian Schaetz - Senior
  • 62 Bryce Messner - Sophomore
  • 63 Aaron Steidl - Freshman
  • 69 Blake Williams - Freshman
  • 90 Grant Morgan - Sophomore
  • 92 Jack Darnell - Freshman *
  • 95 Connor Hubbs - Freshman *
  • 98 Austin Farnlof - Junior
  • 99 Nate Tanguay - Sophomore

Defensive End

  • 53 Cole Karcz - Freshman *
  • 56 Caleb Butler - Freshman
  • 91 Derrek Tuszka - Freshman *
  • 93 Jarrod Tuszka - Sophomore
  • 94 Stanley Jones - Freshman
  • 96 Greg Menard - Sophomore
  • 97 Brad Ambrosius - Junior

Placekicker

  • 36 Cam Pedersen - Freshman
  

Linebacker

  •  1 Chris Board - Sophomore
  • 14 Bo Liekhus - Junior
  • 41 MJ Stumpf - Junior
  • 43 Kurt Mattox - Sophomore
  • 44 Matt Plank - Sophomore
  • 45 Levi Jordheim - Freshman
  • 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker - Junior
  • 48 Dan Marlette - Freshman
  • 49 Nick DeLuca - Junior
  • 50 Gray Gochenour - Freshman
  • 52 Jake Brinkman - Freshman *
  • 55 Aaron Mercadel - Freshman *

Cornerback

  •  2 Quinten McCoy - Junior
  •  5 Jordan Champion - Senior
  •  6 CJ Smith - Senior
  • 19 Dom Davis - Freshman *
  • 21 Jalen Allison - Freshman
  • 29 Eric Bachmeier - Freshman
  • 31 Bryce Bennot - Freshman
  • 31 Ty Brooks - Freshman *
  • 32 Dakota Reid - Freshman
  • 34 Ross Effertz - Freshman
  • 37 Tre Fort - Freshman

Safety

  •  3 Tre Dempsey - FS - Sophomore
  •  8 Braden Sikes - SS - Freshman *
  • 23 Jaylaan Wimbush - SS - Freshman
  • 26 Keenan Hodenfield - FS - Sophomore
  • 27 Isaac Cenescar - SS - Freshman
  • 28 Andrew Smith - FS - Junior
  • 35 Robbie Grimsley - SS - Freshman *
  • 38 Jaxon Brown - SS - Freshman *

Punter

  •  9 Ian Gallagher - Freshman
  • 19 Ben LeCompte - Senior (+K)

Long Snappers

  • 51 James Fisher - Sophomore
  • 95 Peder Olson - Freshman (+LB)
  • * : 2015 NDSU Bison Football Commits (02/04/2015)

Recruiting Class

Game summaries

at Montana
1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Bison 7 21 0 7 35
#13 Grizzlies 10 11 7 10 38
See also: 2015 Montana Grizzlies football team

Weber State
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 0 7 14
#2 Bison 7 21 3 10 41
See also: 2015 Weber State Wildcats football team

North Dakota
1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 3 0 6 0 9
#4 Bison 3 21 10 0 34
See also: 2015 University of North Dakota football team

at South Dakota State
1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Bison 7 14 7 0 28
#5 Jackrabbits 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and Dakota Marker

Northern Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Panthers 7 7 0 14 28
#3 Bison 3 7 0 21 31
See also: 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

South Dakota
1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 14 0 10 24
#2 Bison 14 7 0 0 21
See also: 2015 South Dakota Coyotes football team

at Indiana State
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Bison 7 7 14 0 28
#18 Sycamores 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team

at Southern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Bison 7 7 7 14 35
Salukis 3 7 9 10 29
See also: 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Western Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 0 0 7 0 7
#6 Bison 17 21 7 14 59
See also: 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

at Youngstown State
1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Bison 0 3 7 17 27
#20 Penguins 7 7 10 0 24
See also: 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Missouri State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
#2 Bison 14 27 14 0 55
See also: 2015 Missouri State Bears football team

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Montana
1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Grizzlies 0 0 6 0 6
#2 Bison 7 14 10 6 37

Quarterfinals–Northern Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Panthers 7 3 0 3 13
#2 Bison 7 0 7 9 23

Semifinals–Richmond
1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Spiders 0 0 7 0 7
#2 Bison 13 13 0 7 33
See also: 2015 Richmond Spiders football team

Championship–Jacksonville State
1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Bison 3 21 3 10 37
#1 Gamecocks 0 0 10 0 10
See also: 2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 1 (144) 2 (22) 4 (23) 3 (17) 3 (16) 3 (20) 2 (27) 8 7 6 2 2 2 (2) 1 (150) 
Coaches 1 (24) 2–T (6) 2 2 (4) 2 (4) 2 (6) 2 (5) 8 6 5–T 3 3 3 (5) 1 (24)

2016 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Carson Wentz12QuarterbackPhiladelphia Eagles
Joe Haeg5155GuardIndianapolis Colts

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References
  1. "North Dakota State–Montana Game Summary". ESPN. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  2. "North Dakota State–Weber State Game Summary". ESPN. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. Schnepf, Kevin (September 19, 2015). "For at Least One Day, NDSU-UND Game Was the Biggest Thing in the State Again". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  4. "North Dakota State–South Dakota State Game Summary". ESPN. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  5. "2012 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
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